How common is the last name Wilkes?

17,653 people in the United States have the last name Wilkes, about 1 in 16,932. It ranks #1,998 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WILKES

#1,998

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
17,653
About
1 in 16,932
This common or more
47.8%
Who bears it

Of the 17,653 people with the last name Wilkes, 67.3% reported their origin as White, 24.7% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Wilkes

#1,996 Fong · 17,667#1,997 Haywood · 17,659#1,999 Presley · 17,640#2,000 Montero · 17,639

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Wilkes, most common first.

#95,461 Wilkus · 205#99,304 Wilkos · 195#155,270 Wilges · 101

Also a first name

As a first name, Wilkes ranks #33,410 of 53,615, with 248 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2018, with 30 births. See Wilkes as a first name

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